BARCELONA – Joan Laporta will be officially proclaimed president of Barcelona on Wednesday at the Camp Nou after closing all the details of the guarantee of 125 million euros (15% of the budget) that he must present together with his board of directors, an essential condition for access to lead the club after winning the election.
The signing of the guarantee, with the guarantee of Banco de Sabadell, was made on Tuesday, confirmed sources close to the president of ESPN Deportes, after a few agitated and unexpected days, after the resignation of Jaume Giró, called to be economic vice president and this caused a great headache his colleagues.
The President-elect will urgently present these guarantees to LaLiga, following Giró’s departure, which he decided to abandon due to differences of opinion with Laporta, which forced him to reactivate the search for guarantees which were covered by the aforementioned Giró and through his previous negotiations.
Once the guarantee has been lodged with the employer on Tuesday, he must give the guarantee to cover any losses suffered by the board of directors, after which the board of directors may formally transfer the powers to the new board of directors. .
Exactly on Wednesday, when the maximum term for the validation of the approval of the receiving council is fulfilled, ten days after the electoral day, as established by the Barça statutes, in order to avoid a new electoral process.
Laporta and his management team agreed to provide the guarantee with Banco de Sabadell without finally having to agree with foreign (US) venture capital funds, which have caused quite a bit of criticism in recent days. to the leader. In recent days, the president has maintained contacts with several top businessmen and executives, concluding an agreement with the Catalan company Audax, whose vice president Eduard Romeu will join the board of directors, probably as economic vice president and with contributions on to the decisions that are made. In this regard. In this way, Romeu will take Giró’s place in a meeting that in the next few days could be extended by at least three other members.
After resolving the issue, the new president and his board of directors will take office on Wednesday afternoon at the Camp Nou, in a ceremony attended by a representation of each sports section of the club, led by the captains and in which Carles Tusquets will say goodbye to a speech that will be followed by another from Laporta, who would have previously met in private with the manager’s manager to carry out the transfer of skills in which the current financial balance will be explained in detail of the club.